“For you to address me in the manner of your last email was nothing short of disrespectful; in fact, it was the most disrespectful email I have ever read. What gives you the authority to address me or any athlete in the tone that you just did, is beyond …

A recent exchange of emails between celebrated national sprinter Richard Thompson and Sport Development Associate in the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs, Shabir Mohammed, has left the three-time Olympic medallist feeling disrespected, disregarded and …

At first blush, it did not go so well, as their first trial runs Saturday left them in last place, 19th out of 19, although official competition starts Tuesday.
But then, they have attracted a following less because of their medal chances and more because …

Despite a modest start to his season, former World 100m champion Yohan Blake reiterated his determination to take up the reigns and fill the void left by the retirement of his former training partner Usain Bolt.
Blake's comment came after he ran 10.32 …

PyeongChang: After all the news media interviews, after dancing on Ellen and attending receptions in their honor, it was time for the three women of the Nigerian bobsled team to get on the ice at the Pyeongchang Games. At first blush, it did not go so …

Akwasi Frimpong: Meet Ghana's Olympic skeleton athleteAkwasi Frimpong can still remember the Christmas Day when a bottle of cola felt like a special treat.
He also remembers living as an illegal immigrant in the Netherlands and the constant …

​They are united here, at the Winter Games, at the bottom ranks of a sport considered among the most dangerous and daring, flopping belly first on a heavy sled and rocketing headfirst down a twisting and swirling ice track at 90 mph.
It's called …

ČTK |
6 February 2018
Zlin, South Moravia, Feb 5 (CTK) - The Jamaican bobsleigh team will compete at the Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang in race suits designed by Czech Zuzana Bahulova who designed clothes for athletes taking participating in Summer …

But then he got to the bottom, alive, and recovered his athletic instincts.
“The competitiveness in you says why not go back up and make less mistakes and go even faster,” he said.
Now, here they are, improbably, proudly, at the Olympics.
They met in …

General News of Thursday, 15 February 2018
Source: bbc.com
2018-02-15
Akwasi Frimpong wants to set the foundations for more Winter Olympians from Africa
Akwasi Frimpong can still remember the Christmas Day when a bottle of cola felt like a special treat.
…

JARRYD Hughes became the first Aussie in history to snag a medal in the snowboard cross with a stunning run on Thursday afternoon (AEDT) down the PyeongChang slopes.
Heartbreak met his 20-year-old counterpart Adam Lambert as he crashed out before making …

There’s a lion on his helmet, its mouth is open wide. A rabbit is escaping from the mouth. So, too, is Akwasi Frimpong, whose face is nearly visible behind a tinted visor.
The image is based on the “Rabbit Theory,” in which a rabbit is in a cage …

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